Abstract: [Problem] The present invention aims to provide a novel organometallic compound that can be used as a general-use highly active catalyst with superior selectivity for functional groups. [Means for Solving Problem] The present invention relates to an organometallic compound having a novel specific structure of general formula (1): and to a general-use highly active catalyst used in reductive amination reaction with superior selectivity for functional groups that comprises said organometallic compound, and to a process for preparing amine compounds by reductive amination reaction using said catalyst.

Abstract: A content reproducing apparatus comprises a server monitoring means for monitoring the connection status of a server existing on a network; a content information acquiring means for acquiring information of the contents on public view at the server; and a content reproducing means for reproducing the contents on public view at the server. When detecting a server connected to a network, the content reproducing apparatus acquires information of the contents on public view at the server, and automatically reproduces the contents on public view at the server based on the acquired information of the contents. The content reproducing apparatus is provided which can reproduce the contents on public view at DMSes on a network without requiring any troublesome operations.

Abstract: A zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, a space between the first lens unit and the second lens unit narrows, at least the second lens unit moves only toward the object side, and the third lens unit is constituted of one positive lens.

Abstract: A zoom lens has, in order from the object side thereof, a positive first lens unit G1, a negative second lens unit G2, a positive third lens unit G3, a fourth lens unit G4, and an aperture stop S disposed closer to the image side than the second lens unit and closer to the object side than the lens surface closest to the image side in the third lens unit, wherein during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the distance between the first lens unit G1 and the second lens unit G2 is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, the distance between the second lens unit G2 and the third lens unit G3 is smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, the distance between the third lens unit G3 and the fourth lens unit G4 changes, and the first lens unit G1, the third lens unit G3 and the aperture stop S move in such a way that they are located closer to the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The zoom lens satisfies prescribed conditional expressions.

Abstract: Transfer control means (41) transfers part of held digital contents in an internal storage device (51) to a network storage device (57). List information presentation means (42) returns list information which makes the digital contents stored in the internal storage device (51) and the network storage device (57) as the held digital contents in response to a list presentation request for the held digital contents. Upon reception of a data transmission request, search means (43) searches where the held digital contents are currently stored. If the result of the search shows the network storage device (57), content data transmission processing means (44) allows the stream-delivery of the data from the network storage device (57) to a network player (56). There is provided a server device for media (40) capable of maintaining the convenience of playback in a network player, while properly dealing with the large total size of held digital contents.

Abstract: The present invention provides an asymmetric reduction catalyst effective in preparing optically-active alcohol compounds having various functional groups, and a process for preparing optically-active alcohol compounds using said asymmetric reduction catalyst. The organic metal compound of the present invention is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 may be mutually identical or different, and are an alkyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an alicyclic ring formed by binding R1 and R2, which may have a substituent; R3 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; Cp is a cyclopentadienyl group, which may have a substituent, bound to M1 via a ? bond; X1 is a halogen atom or a hydrido group; M1 is rhodium or iridium; and * denotes asymmetric carbon.

Abstract: A zoom lens has, in order from the object side thereof, a positive first lens unit G1, a negative second lens unit G2 and a rear group having a positive refracting power and composed of at least one lens unit. The lens unit located closest to the object side in the rear group is a third lens unit G3. An aperture stop S is provided at a position closer to the image side than the second lens unit G2 and closer to the object side than the lens surface located closest to the image side in the third lens unit.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a positive first lens unit G1, a negative second lens unit G2 and a rear group having a positive refracting power having at least one lens unit. The lens unit located closest to the object side in the rear grout is a third lens unit G3 having a positive refracting power. The zoom lens has an aperture stop S disposed closer to the image side than the second lens unit G2 and closer to the object side than the lens surface located closest to the image side in the third lens unit G3. The zoom lens satisfies a prescribed conditional expression.

Abstract: A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens unit comprising two lens components; and a second lens unit comprising one lens component, during zooming, a space between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changing, the first lens unit and the second lens unit having aspherical surfaces, at least one aspherical surface of the first lens unit satisfying the following condition: R1/hl 1.35, wherein R1 denotes a paraxial radius of curvature of the at least one aspherical surface, and hi denotes a length from a first intersection between a chief ray reaching a point of maximum image height on an image surface and the at least one aspherical surface to an optical axis in the wide-angle end at a time when the chief ray enters the zoom lens system with an angle of incidence equal to or larger than 36 degrees.

Abstract: An abnormality detecting apparatus for an imaging apparatus that detects a presence of abnormalities in imaging apparatuses mounted on a vehicle to capture vehicle surroundings, which includes: a luminance variance value calculating device that calculates a luminance variance value of each image from the imaging apparatuses using the luminance value of each image from the imaging apparatuses obtained by the imaging apparatuses; and an abnormality detecting device that detects the presence of abnormalities in any of the imaging apparatuses in accordance with the luminance variance values calculated by the luminance variance value calculating device.

Abstract: Two aiming targets are arranged at positions that are away from two infrared cameras by a predetermined distance. One of the infrared cameras images one of the aiming targets, and the other of the infrared cameras images the other of the aiming targets. Assuming that the obtained images relate to an image of one aiming target, a parallax offset value is calculated. The correction of position is performed based on the parallax offset value.

Abstract: A first object and a second object arranged in an actual space with coordinates (Xn, Zn) and (Xn?D, Zn) are imaged, and respective coordinates x1* and x2* of the first object and the second object in the image are calculated. Then, a coordinate x1 of the first object in the image and a coordinate x2 of the second object in the image are calculated by equations: x1=F·Xn/Zn x2=F·(Xn?D)/Zn where F is a design parameter of an imaging unit. An image distortion corrective value ? to correct the design parameter F is calculated by equations: ?·x1*=x1 ?·x2*=x2 using a difference between the coordinates x1 and x1* and a difference between the coordinates x2 and x2*.

Abstract: A transgenic animal having diabetes, which is more suitable as a model of human than rodents, and its preparation method are disclosed. The method for preparing the transgenic pig comprises introducing a nucleic acid into a fertilized egg, clonal egg or embryo, the nucleic acid comprising a foreign gene which contains a region encoding dimerization domain of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1?, but does not encode a normal hepatocyte nuclear factor-1?, and a promoter located upstream of the foreign gene, which promoter is capable of expressing the foreign gene in a pig cell; and developing an individual from the fertilized egg, clonal egg or embryo.

Abstract: A sulfonate catalyst represented by the formula below and a ketone compound are placed in a solvent, and the ketone compound is hydrogenated by mixing in the presence of hydrogen to produce an optically active alcohol.

Abstract: A right infrared camera produces a right gray-scale image by imaging aiming targets disposed in a right position, and a left infrared camera produces a left gray-scale image by imaging aiming targets disposed in a left position. An average value of coordinates of the aiming targets in a preset clipping area is determined, and an average value of coordinates of the aiming targets in a preset clipping area is determined. A difference between the average value and the average value is determined, and the clipping area is moved depending on the difference.

Abstract: An ECU of a night vision system stores small obtained images of provisional targets as six templates depending on the distance from infrared cameras, and selects one of the templates depending on the distance up to an actual object. Using the selected template, the ECU performs template matching on images obtained by the infrared cameras, and calculates coordinates of the inspection target. The ECU compares the calculated coordinates of the inspection target and stored reference coordinates with each other, and determines mounted angles of the infrared cameras.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, which comprises, in order from the object side, an aperture member having an opening section, a zoom lens changing a magnification by properly changing distances between a plurality of lens units, and an image pickup device, is provided with a flare stop which has an opening section with a set shape and is integrated with the most object side lens unit in the plurality of the lens units, the opening section of the aperture member does not intercept an effective light beam in the wide-angle position and intercepts a part of the effective light beam in the telephoto position, and the flare stop does not intercept in the wide-angle position the effective light beam having passed through the opening section of the aperture member and intercepts in the telephoto position a light ray which is included in the effective light beam passing through the opening section of the aperture member and strikes the edge of the opening section of the aperture member to be scattered.

Abstract: An abnormality detecting apparatus for an imaging apparatus that detects the presence of abnormalities in an imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle to capture vehicle surroundings which includes: a region setting device that sets a region including at least a road boundary portion in an image obtained by the imaging apparatus; a luminance variance value calculating device that calculates a luminance variance value using the luminance value acquired from the image with respect to the region set by the region setting device; and an abnormality detecting device that detects the presence of abnormalities in the imaging apparatus according to the luminance variance value calculated by the luminance variance value calculating device.

Abstract: The luminance signal of a reference image obtained by an infrared camera is adjusted such that the luminance signal of the reference image obtained is greater at all times than the luminance signal of a searching image obtained by an infrared camera. Correlative calculations are performed on the reference image and the searching image to detect one object in the reference image and the searching image without detecting the background of the images in error.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a positive first lens unit G1, a negative second lens unit G2 and a rear group having a positive refracting power having at least one lens unit. The lens unit located closest to the object side in the rear grout is a third lens unit G3 having a positive refracting power. The zoom lens has an aperture stop S disposed closer to the image side than the second lens unit G2 and closer to the object side than the lens surface located closest to the image side in the third lens unit G3. The zoom lens satisfies a prescribed conditional expression.